# 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `617773` · 2007-03-22 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PONTIAC
- **Model:** GRAND PRIX
- **Year:** 1998
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 135,000
## Narrative
TL* - THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX.  WHILE BACKING THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY IT  BECAME STUCK IN THE SNOW.  THE CONTACT LEFT THE VEHICLE, AND 20 MINUTES LATER HE HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE ENGINE.  THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT LEAVE THE VEHICLE RUNNING.  THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE.  THE FIRE WAS CONTAINED TO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT.  THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED.  THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE 135,000.  *AK  UPDATED 04/12/07. *JB
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*Source: [NHTSA ODI](https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/downloads/) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*